List of Members of the Scottish Parliament (1st legislature)
This list gives an overview of all Members of the Scottish Parliament in the 1st legislative term (1999-2003).
composition
After the Scottish general elections in 1999 , the parliament was composed as follows:
fraction | At the beginning of the legislative period |
Departures | Accesses | balance | End of the legislative period |
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Labor Party | 56 | Dewar (†), Welsh | butler | −1 | 55 |
Scottish National Party (SNP) | 35 | Elder, MacDonald, Salmond | Stevenson | −2 | 33 |
Conservative party | 18th | Scott | +1 | 19th | |
Liberal Democrats (LibDem) | 17th | Steel | −1 | 16 | |
Scottish Green Party | 1 | ± 0 | 1 | ||
Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) | 1 | ± 0 | 1 | ||
Non-party | 1 | Elder, MacDonald, Steel | +3 | 4th | |
total | 129 |
Notes :
- ↑ a b Resigned
- ↑ David Steel was elected Presiding Officer and therefore left his party membership dormant for the duration of the office.
MPs
If an entry is made in the constituency column , the MP in question has won the direct mandate for this constituency. Otherwise a list mandate was obtained for the electoral region specified in the Elective Region column .
Member of Parliament | born | Political party | Electoral region | Constituency | First votes in% |
Remarks | |
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Brian Adam | 1948 | SNP | North East Scotland | ||||
Bill Aitken | 1947 | Conservative | Glasgow | ||||
Wendy Alexander | 1963 | Labor | West of Scotland | Paisley North | 48.6 | 5 / 99–11 / 00: Minister for Municipalities 11 / 00–11 / 01: Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning 11 / 01–5 / 02: Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning |
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Jackie Baillie | 1964 | Labor | West of Scotland | Dumbarton | 43.8 | 11 / 00–11 / 01: Minister for Social Justice | |
Scott Barrie | 1962 | Labor | Mid Scotland and Fife | Dunfermline West | 44.2 | ||
Sarah Boyack | 1961 | Labor | Lothians | Edinburgh Central | 38.0 | 05 / 99–10 / 00: Minister for Transport and Environment 10 / 00–03 / 01: Minister for Transport and Telecommunications 03 / 01–11 / 01: Minister for Transport and Planning |
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Rhona Brankin | 1950 | Labor | Lothians | Midlothian | 48.6 | ||
Robert Brown | 1947 | LibDem | Glasgow | ||||
Bill Butler | 1956 | Labor | Glasgow | Glasgow Anniesland | 48.7 | joined Donald Dewar on November 23, 2000 | |
Colin Campbell | SNP | West of Scotland | |||||
Dennis Canavan | 1942 | independent | Central Scotland | Falkirk West | 55.0 | ||
Malcolm Chisholm | 1949 | Labor | Lothians | Edinburgh North and Leith | 46.9 | from 11/01: Minister for Health and Care | |
Cathie Craigie | 1954 | Labor | Central Scotland | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | 49.6 | ||
Bruce Crawford | 1955 | SNP | Mid Scotland and Fife | ||||
Christine Creech | 1944 | SNP | South of Scotland | ||||
Roseanna Cunningham | 1951 | SNP | Mid Scotland and Fife | Perth | 36.3 | ||
Margaret Curran | 1963 | Labor | Glasgow | Glasgow Baillieston | 49.6 | from 05/02: Minister for Social Justice | |
David Davidson | 1943 | Conservative | North East Scotland | ||||
Susan Deacon | 1964 | Labor | Lothians | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | 46.2 | Minister for Health and Welfare | |
Donald Dewar | 1937 | Labor | Glasgow | Glasgow Anniesland | 58.8 | First Minister ; † October 11, 2000 | |
James Douglas-Hamilton | 1942 | Conservative | Lothians | ||||
Helen Eadie | 1947 | Labor | Mid Scotland and Fife | Dunfermline East | 55.9 | ||
Dorothy-Grace Elder | SNP | Glasgow | independent from May 2, 2002 | ||||
Fergus Ewing | 1957 | SNP | Highlands and Islands | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | 33.1 | ||
Margaret Ewing | 1945 | SNP | Highlands and Islands | Moray | 38.8 | ||
Winnie Ewing | 1929 | SNP | Highlands and Islands | ||||
Linda Fabiani | 1956 | SNP | Central Scotland | ||||
Patricia Ferguson | 1958 | Labor | Glasgow | Glasgow Maryhill | 49.8 | from 11/01: Minister for Parliamentary Affairs | |
Alex Fergusson | 1949 | Conservative | South of Scotland | ||||
Ross Finnie | 1947 | LibDem | West of Scotland | 5 / 99–11 / 00: Minister for Rural Affairs 11 / 00–5 / 01: Minister for Rural Development 5 / 01–5 / 03: Minister for Environment and Rural Affairs |
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Brian Fitzpatrick | Labor | West of Scotland | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | 37.0 | from June 7, 2001 after the resignation of Sam Galbraith | ||
Murdo Fraser | 1965 | Conservative | Mid Scotland and Fife | from August 14, 2001 after the resignation of Nick Johnston | |||
Sam Galbraith | Labor | West of Scotland | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | 50.7 | 5 / 99–11 / 00: Minister for Children and Education 11 / 00–3 / 01: Minister for Environment, Sport and Culture Resignation on May 14, 2001 |
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Phil Gallie | 1939 | Conservative | South of Scotland | ||||
Kenneth Gibson | 1961 | SNP | Glasgow | ||||
Patricia Godman | 1939 | Labor | West of Scotland | West Renfrewshire | 37.3 | ||
Annabel Goldie | 1950 | Conservative | West of Scotland | ||||
Donald Gorrie | 1933 | LibDem | Central Scotland | ||||
Rhoda Grant | 1963 | Labor | Highlands and Islands | ||||
Iain Gray | 1957 | Labor | Lothians | Edinburgh Pentlands | 36.2 | 11 / 01–05 / 02: Minister for Social Justice from 05/02: Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning |
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Duncan Hamilton | 1973 | SNP | Highlands and Islands | ||||
Keith Harding | 1938 | Conservative | Mid Scotland and Fife | ||||
Robin Harper | 1940 | Green | Lothians | ||||
Hugh Henry | 1952 | Labor | West of Scotland | Paisley South | 45.3 | ||
John Home Robertson | 1948 | Labor | South of Scotland | East Lothian | 51.5 | ||
Janis Hughes | 1958 | Labor | Glasgow | Glasgow Rutherglen | 46.3 | ||
Fiona Hyslop | 1964 | SNP | Lothians | ||||
Adam Ingram | 1951 | SNP | South of Scotland | ||||
Gordon Jackson | 1946 | Labor | Glasgow | Glasgow Govan | 43.3 | ||
Sylvia Jackson | 1947 | Labor | Mid Scotland and Fife | Stirling | 37.8 | ||
Cathy Jamieson | 1956 | Labor | South of Scotland | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | 47.9 | from 11/01: Minister for Education and Young People | |
Margaret Jamieson | 1953 | Labor | Central Scotland | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | 44.1 | ||
Ian Jenkins | LibDem | South of Scotland | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | 35.8 | |||
Nick Johnston | Conservative | Mid Scotland and Fife | Resignation on August 10, 2001 | ||||
Alex Johnstone | 1961 | Conservative | North East Scotland | ||||
Andy Kerr | 1962 | Labor | Central Scotland | East Kilbride | 48.8 | from 11/01: Minister for Finance and Public Services | |
Johann Lamont | 1957 | Labor | Glasgow | Glasgow Pollok | 43.7 | ||
Marilyn Livingstone | 1952 | Labor | Mid Scotland and Fife | Kirkcaldy | 48.1 | ||
Richard Lochhead | 1969 | SNP | North East Scotland | ||||
George Lyon | 1956 | LibDem | Highlands and Islands | Argyll and Bute | 34.9 | ||
Kenny MacAskill | 1958 | SNP | Lothians | ||||
Lewis Macdonald | 1957 | Labor | North East Scotland | Aberdeen Central | 38.9 | ||
Margo MacDonald | 1943 | SNP | Lothians | from January 28, 2003 non-party | |||
Kenneth Macintosh | 1962 | Labor | West of Scotland | Eastwood | 37.4 | ||
Angus MacKay | 1964 | Labor | Lothians | Edinburgh South | 37.1 | 11 / 00–11 / 01: Minister of Finance and Local Administration | |
Kate Maclean | 1958 | Labor | North East Scotland | Dundee West | 37.6 | ||
Maureen Macmillan | 1943 | Labor | Highlands and Islands | ||||
Paul Martin | 1967 | Labor | Glasgow | Glasgow Springburn | 58.6 | ||
Tricia Marwick | 1953 | SNP | Mid Scotland and Fife | ||||
Michael Matheson | 1970 | SNP | Central Scotland | ||||
John McAllion | 1948 | Labor | North East Scotland | Dundee East | 43.3 | ||
Frank McAveety | 1962 | Labor | Glasgow | Glasgow Shettleston | 54.0 | ||
Tom McCabe | 1954 | Labor | Central Scotland | Hamilton South | 54.4 | 05 / 99–11 / 01: Minister for Parliamentary Affairs | |
Jack McConnell | 1960 | Labor | Central Scotland | Motherwell and Wishaw | 46.0 | 5 / 99–10 / 00: Minister of Finance 10 / 00–11 / 01: Minister for Education, Europe and Foreign Affairs from 11/01: First Minister |
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Jamie Mcgrigor | 1949 | Conservative | Highlands and Islands | ||||
Irene McGugan | 1952 | SNP | North East Scotland | ||||
Lyndsay McIntosh | 1955 | Conservative | Central Scotland | ||||
Henry McLeish | 1948 | Labor | Mid Scotland and Fife | Central Fife | 57.3 | 5 / 99–10 / 00: Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning 10 / 00–11 / 01: First Minister |
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Fiona McLeod | 1957 | SNP | West of Scotland | ||||
David McLetchie | 1952 | Conservative | Lothians | ||||
Michael McMahon | 1961 | Labor | Central Scotland | Hamilton North and Bellshill | 48.8 | ||
Duncan McNeil | 1950 | Labor | West of Scotland | Greenock and Inverclyde | 41.3 | ||
Pauline McNeill | 1962 | Labor | Glasgow | Glasgow Kelvin | 44.8 | ||
McNulty's | 1952 | Labor | West of Scotland | Clydebank and Milngavie | 45.3 | ||
Brian Monteith | 1957 | Conservative | Mid Scotland and Fife | ||||
Alasdair Morgan | 1945 | SNP | South of Scotland | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | 39.3 | ||
Alasdair Morrison | 1968 | Labor | Highlands and Islands | Na h-Eileanan to Iar | 51.9 | ||
Bristow Muldoon | 1964 | Labor | Lothians | Livingston | 47.3 | ||
Mary Mulligan | 1960 | Labor | Lothians | Linlithgow | 45.1 | ||
David Mundell | 1962 | Conservative | South of Scotland | ||||
John Farquhar Munro | 1934 | LibDem | Highlands and Islands | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | 32.9 | ||
Elaine Murray | 1954 | Labor | South of Scotland | Dumfries | 36.4 | ||
Alex Neil | 1951 | SNP | Central Scotland | ||||
Irene Oldfather | 1954 | Labor | South of Scotland | Cunninghame South | 52.8 | ||
Gil Paterson | 1942 | SNP | Central Scotland | ||||
Peter Peacock | 1952 | Labor | Highlands and Islands | ||||
Cathy Peattie | 1951 | Labor | Central Scotland | Falkirk East | 44.7 | ||
Lloyd Quinan | SNP | West of Scotland | |||||
Nora Radcliffe | 1946 | LibDem | North East Scotland | Gordon | 36.7 | ||
Keith Raffan | 1949 | LibDem | Mid Scotland and Fife | ||||
George Reid | 1939 | SNP | Mid Scotland and Fife | ||||
Shona Robison | 1966 | SNP | North East Scotland | ||||
Euan Robson | 1954 | LibDem | South of Scotland | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | 40.6 | ||
Mike Rumbles | 1956 | LibDem | North East Scotland | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | 35.9 | ||
Michael Russell | 1953 | SNP | South of Scotland | ||||
Alex Salmond | 1954 | SNP | North East Scotland | Banff and Buchan | 52.6 | Resignation on May 14, 2001 | |
Mary Scanlon | 1947 | Conservative | Highlands and Islands | ||||
John Scott | 1951 | Conservative | South of Scotland | Ayr | 39.4 | from March 16, 2000 after the resignation of Ian Welsh | |
Tavish Scott | 1966 | LibDem | Highlands and Islands | Shetland | 54.5 | ||
Tommy Sheridan | 1964 | SSP | Glasgow | ||||
Richard Simpson | 1942 | Labor | Mid Scotland and Fife | Ochil | 41.7 | ||
Elaine Smith | 1963 | Labor | Central Scotland | Coatbridge and Chryston | 59.4 | ||
Iain Smith | 1960 | LibDem | Mid Scotland and Fife | North East Fife | 37.8 | ||
Margaret Smith | 1961 | LibDem | Lothians | Edinburgh West | 36.5 | ||
David Steel | 1938 | LibDem | Lothians | Presiding Officer | |||
Nicol Stephen | 1960 | LibDem | North East Scotland | Aberdeen South | 32.6 | ||
Stewart Stevenson | 1946 | SNP | North East Scotland | Banff and Buchan | 49.6 | from June 7, 2001 after the resignation of Alex Salmond | |
Jamie Stone | 1954 | LibDem | Highlands and Islands | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | 41.0 | ||
Nicola Sturgeon | 1970 | SNP | Glasgow | ||||
John Swinney | 1964 | SNP | Mid Scotland and Fife | North Tayside | 44.1 | ||
Elaine Thomson | 1957 | Labor | North East Scotland | Aberdeen North | 37.2 | ||
Murray Tosh | 1950 | Conservative | South of Scotland | ||||
Karen Turnbull | 1967 | Labor | South of Scotland | Clydesdale | 43.0 | ||
Kay Ullrich | SNP | West of Scotland | |||||
Ben Wallace | 1970 | Conservative | North East Scotland | ||||
Jim Wallace | 1954 | LibDem | Highlands and Islands | Orkney | 67.4 | Justice Minister and Deputy First Minister | |
Mike Watson | 1949 | Labor | Glasgow | Glasgow Cathcart | 48.1 | from 11/01: Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport | |
Andrew Welsh | 1944 | SNP | North East Scotland | Angus | 46.5 | ||
Ian Welsh | Labor | South of Scotland | Ayr | 38.1 | Resignation on December 21, 1999 | ||
Sandra White | 1951 | SNP | Glasgow | ||||
Karen Whitefield | 1970 | Labor | Central Scotland | Airdrie and Shotts | 55.2 | ||
Allan Wilson | 1954 | Labor | West of Scotland | Cunninghame North | 42.9 | ||
Andrew Wilson | 1970 | SNP | Central Scotland | ||||
John Young | 1930 | Conservative | West of Scotland |